Ubisoft में latest restructuring measures के बाद कम से कम 1,200 कर्मचारियों का एक global strike हुआ है। यह तीन-दिन का action, जो February 10 से February 12, 2026 तक चला, cost-cutting और operational changes के बीच company management और उसके workforce के बीच ongoing tensions को दर्शाता है। Participants में majority France से थे, और Milan में भी involvement की reports हैं।
यह strike Ubisoft द्वारा January के अंत में plans reveal करने के बाद हुआ है, जिसमें studio closures, six games का cancellation, और Paris headquarters में up to 200 positions reduce करने के proposals शामिल थे। Company plans to carry out the reduction through France’s Rupture Conventionnelle Collective process, जो compulsory layoffs के बजाय voluntary departures की अनुमति देता है।
Unions Criticize Return-to-Office Mandate
Strike का एक कारण Ubisoft की five-day return-to-office policy के खिलाफ union opposition भी था। January 28 को, पांच French unions ने protest में international staff participation के लिए एक joint statement जारी किया। Union representatives ने कहा कि employees को high workloads और ongoing restructuring pressure के तहत minimal या no pay increases का सामना करना पड़ा है। Paris office में Solidaires Informatique union के representative, Marc Rutschlé, ने highlight किया कि workforce reductions हो रहे हैं, भले ही staff significant operational strain के तहत हैं।
Ubisoft में workplace policies को लेकर tensions नई नहीं हैं। September 2024 में, France में 700 से अधिक employees ने same return-to-office requirement पर तीन-दिन का strike किया था, जो remote work पर company directives के साथ long-term dissatisfaction का संकेत देता है।
Company Restructuring and Market Impact
Recent staff walkout Ubisoft के broader organisational changes के साथ coincide करता है। इस साल की शुरुआत में, company ने अपने development teams को genre-focused “Creative Houses” में reorganize किया, जिनमें से प्रत्येक के पास full financial और creative control था। Mobile operations को management और development को streamline करने के लिए एक Creative House के तहत consolidate किया गया।
Restructuring challenging market conditions के बीच हो रहा है। Ubisoft दुनिया भर में लगभग 17,000 staff को employ करता है, और January के अंत तक इसका share price 15 साल के lowest point पर गिर गया था, जिसे company ने “major organisational, operational and portfolio reset” बताया।
Source: PocketGamer
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Why are Ubisoft employees striking?
Employees are striking in response to the company’s recent restructuring, which includes studio closures, game cancellations, job reductions, and a five-day return-to-office policy.
How many Ubisoft employees are involved in the strike?
At least 1,200 employees participated in the first day of the three-day strike, primarily in France with additional involvement in Milan.
What is Ubisoft’s Rupture Conventionnelle Collective process?
The RCC process allows the company to reduce staff through voluntary departures rather than mandatory layoffs, aiming to offer an alternative to compulsory redundancies.
What changes has Ubisoft made to its organizational structure?
Ubisoft has reorganized its operations into genre-based Creative Houses, each with independent creative and financial control. The company also consolidated its mobile operations under a single Creative House.
Has Ubisoft faced similar labor actions before?
Yes, in September 2024, over 700 employees in France staged a three-day strike over the same return-to-office mandate.
How has the market reacted to Ubisoft’s restructuring?
By late January 2026, Ubisoft’s share price had fallen to a 15-year low amid the company’s major organisational and portfolio changes.
Will the strike affect Ubisoft game releases?
While the strike could temporarily impact development schedules, Ubisoft has not announced any immediate delays to upcoming game releases.
